Process of manufacturing ornamental paper



MANUEL A. T. GILLBEE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO A. M. COLLINS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING ORNAMENTAL PAPER.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MANUEL A. T. Gum- BEE a citizen of the United States, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Processes of Manufacturing Ornamental Paper, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to produce an effective and attractive sheet of ornamental a er of the tv e known as coated )ay P P 1 per which, when finished, will have a bronze tint or lustre.

The invention is applicable to all grades of paper and cardboard and can be used for photographic mounts, book and pamphlet covers, &c. The surface can be smooth, or can be ornamented and finished to imitate leather with designs embossed thereon.

In carrying out my improved process, I

2 take paper stock of any weight desired and coat the paper with a liquid bronze, which,

in the present instance, is made by mixing bronze powder with a suitable gum. This is applied to the paper as a coat by a sieve.

This sieve, in the coating process, is a cloth usually the full width of the paper, which takes up a certain amount of liquid from areceptacle and applies it directly to the surface of the paper. After the bronze has been applied, the surface is brushed to produce a comparatively even tint. This coating is then allowed to dry. After the paper is dry, a coat of color is placed thereon by another sieve. The color may be of any shade desired, but, preferably, a shade which will blend with the color of the bronze, as it will be understood that any color bronze may be used, depending upon the finished tone desired. After this color coat has been 40 applied, then impressions are made on isolated portions of the paper. These impressions may be of any form desired and of any color.

While the first color impressions and the isolated impressions are slightly moist, the

paper is passed in contact with moving brushes, or equivalent devices, which will spread, or diffuse, the coating and coloring so as to produce different shades, or colors,

some of which may blend with the others.

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brushing is continued for a greater length of time. After the brushing operation is completed, the paper is dried in "the ordinary manner. The paper may then be subjected to pressure for the purpose of condensing and compressing the coating'and the material receiving the same, preferably by passing the sheets through calendering rolls.

In order to make the paper damp proof and relatively moisture repellent, a waterproof coating may be applied, either before or after the same has been subjected to the brushing operation, or both before and after said operation.

The coated paper stock can be ornamented by embossing in many different ways to produce different effects. I find that in all of these processes, the bronze base will penetrate the other coatings and will produce a richer tint than 1s found in papers where a bronze base has not been applied. As hereinbefore stated, the bronze may be of any available color. The coats applied, preferably blend with the bronze.

Paper of this character is suitable for publications calling for an ornamented coated paper and it is especially adapted for use in making imitation leather.

The coating material preferably employed is of a water soluble nature and the finished product is what is known to the trade as coated paper.

In some instances, after the paper has been embossed the high spots may be tipped with bronze, or any suitable color. in order to define more clearly the high spots of the embossing and to give a pleasing effect to the product.

I claim:

1. The process herein described of producing ornamental paper, said process consisting in first applying to the surface of the paper a liquid bronze. allowing the paper to dry, then applying a color over the surface of the paper previously prepared, then printing on this prepared surface designs in various colors. diffusing the body color and the colors of the designs, and finally drying the coating.

2. The process herein described of producing ornamental paper. said process Iconsisting in first coating the paper with a liquid bronze. brushing the bronze surface to distribute the color. then allowing the coat to dry, applying another color over the bronze surface, then making one or more distinct impressions in color, and, while the colors are slightly wet, diffusing the coatings, allowing the paper to dry, and then subjecting the paper to a calendering process.

3. The process herein described of producing ornamental paper, said process consisting in first coating the paper With a liquid bronze, brushing the bronze surface to distribute the color, allowing the coat to dry, then applying another color over thebronze surface, making one or more distinct impressions in color, and, while the colors are still Wet, difi'using the coatings, allowing the paper to dry, subjecting the paper to a calendering process, and finally embossing the calendered sheet of paper.

4. The process herein described of producing ornamental paper, said process consisting in first applying to the surface of a sheet of paper, cardboard, or the like, a liquid bronze, allowing the paper to dry, coating the bronze surface with a color suitably distributed, difi'using the color, drying the coating, calendering the paper, then embossing the sheet, and finally tipping the high spots with bronze, or color.

MANUEL A. T. GILLBEE. 

